Forza Motorsport 3 sees the Forza franchise return to the Xbox 360 for the second time, and the third time in four years on Microsoft platforms. The previous two titles helped it to quickly establish itself as the premiere racing simulator to be found on Microsoft’s platforms and with their latest installment, Turn 10 are hoping to further impress gamers. It’s no easy task, but with improved physics, even more detailed cars and more community options, the outlook is definitely promising.
To get players instantly in the mood there is a …Â Details
Nearly dying is a specialty of Darryl “Flea” Virostko.
The surfer, who won the first three monster-wave contests at Mavericks north of Half Moon Bay, almost drowned there once when the leash that attaches his ankle to the board clung to an underwater rock.
So epic was a plunge down a 50-foot wall of water at Hawaii’s Waimea Bay in 2004 that …Â Details
Attractive season pass deals are still being offered by Heavenly, one of California’s premiere ski resorts.
The popular ski Tahoe resort has a $369 season pass (ages 19-64) that has nine restricted days for skiers and snowboarders. Pass holders can …Â Details
 Surfing fans at Cocoa Beach finally got what they were waiting for as Kelly Slater made his highly-anticipated appearance on the waves during the final day of the Slater Brothers Surfing Invitational.
Slater teamed up with Saturday’s shortboard champion, C.J. Hobgood, to win the “Surfing with the Stars” competition. Slater and Hobgood teamed up with Corey Howell and Sam Duggan, two local youths who were the top fundraisers for the World Skin Cancer Foundation.
“The event went really well this year,” Slater said. “The waves …Â Details